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/Sounds like 'ah-MAH-geh'/

In Argentina and the Río de la Plata region, a fake gesture or movement made by a player to deceive the opponent, also called a 'finta'. A good 'amague' leaves the opponent off-balance.

Example

"With an 'amague' he left the goalkeeper on the ground."

"He didn't have speed, but his 'amagues' were on another level."

Word family
Regional synonyms:

Prisa, urgencia por hacer algo rápido. En Colombia es la palabra estándar para decir que llevas prisa, y "yo afán no tengo" es la frase perfecta para frenar a alguien que te apura.